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'Jelly Melon' Cucumber |
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Slicing
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From New Zealand, Cucumis metuliferus, also known as Kiwano or African Horned Cucumber. Vines bear thorny, oval fruit filled with greenish-gold gel and lots of seeds. Pomegranate and citrus flavor.
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120
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Seed Savers Exchange - updated in 2014
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| Rating Summary |
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Overall: (2.3 Stars)
Taste: (1.7 Stars)
Yield: (4.7 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (4.3 Stars) |
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Number of Reviews: 3
KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 05/28/2018 by
farmerdill
- An experienced gardener
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Richmond, Georgia, United States
Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days
Soil Texture: Sand
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| This plant is vigorous and bullet proof. Nothing seems to bother it. The vine vine is rampant in the extreme. It also volunteers wherever a seed touches the ground. It does need a long season, but seeded in April it cranks out volumes of horned fruit from September to frost. I did not care for it and tried to give it away. I had several bushels of fruit that I tried to give away. Never did find anyone who liked them out of several dozen families. |
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Reviewed on 05/28/2018 by
farmerdill
- An experienced gardener
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Overall
Taste
Yield
Ease
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Richmond, Georgia, United States
Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days
Soil Texture: Sand
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| This plant is vigorous and bullet proof. Nothing seems to bother it. The vine vine is rampant in the extreme. It also volunteers wherever a seed touches the ground. It does need a long season, but seeded in April it cranks out volumes of horned fruit from September to frost. I did not care for it and tried to give it away. I had several bushels of fruit that I tried to give away. Never did find anyone who liked them out of several dozen families. |
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Reviewed on 08/24/2006 by
beanser
- An intermediate gardener
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Ohio, West Virginia, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| seeds take while to germinate. need long season to grow but will produce nice fruit. takes while for them to chane to orange. bring fruit inside before frost and it will ripen but very slowly. |
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